First BCS Rankings Out
October 14th, 2012 at 8:54 PM ^
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October 14th, 2012 at 9:05 PM ^
Air Force 3-3, other two losses UNLV, NAVY
UMASS 0-6 losses to UCONN, Indiana, and 3 MAC schools
Purdue 3-3 3 wins were E. Kentucky, E. Michigan and Marshall
Illinois 2-5 2 wins over W. Michigan and Charleston Southern, blown out in all 5 losses to ASU, PSU, Wisky, UM and La Tech.
Purdue is the only one of those teams ranked in the top 100 in passing at #70.
We have not beaten anyone who finish in the top half of college football
October 14th, 2012 at 9:08 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 9:06 PM ^
Didn't we settle this issue when everyone was arguing over how good Mississippi State actually was back in the day? That you're judged on the quality of opponents you beat, and not by the quality of opponents who beat you?
October 14th, 2012 at 11:26 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 11:33 PM ^
Actually, now that you say that, I should have put some restrictions on the "not judged by the quality of opponents who beat you" comment. Becuase if UMass whomped you obviously you'd be viewed as a worse team than you were before the whomping.
More like "Losing to good teams doesn't entail that you are good."
That should cover the bases. But yeah, there has to be better systems than what we've got now. Might as well abandon the whole trying to find a "national champion" goal and just install a system with a "playoff champion." Not to start that debate again.
October 14th, 2012 at 8:59 PM ^
the 3rd best team in college football. This is pure SEC homerism.
October 14th, 2012 at 9:06 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 9:00 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 10:15 PM ^
Uh, we already lost to #5.
October 14th, 2012 at 10:29 PM ^
Very true. For argument's sake, though, I bet we beat them 3 times out of 5 on a neutral field. It took the perfect storm of a bad game from Denard to beat us in South Bend. But you are still right, we lost the game and can't change that now.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:06 AM ^
Everybody knows that if we played Notre Dame 9 times out of 10 we'd win.
/Terrelle Pryor logic
October 14th, 2012 at 9:02 PM ^
Quite a shot in the balls when your only losses are to the #1 and #5 teams in the rankings and you are not ranked. Whatever. Win the Big Ten and I'll be happy for the seniors.
October 14th, 2012 at 9:03 PM ^
We need to have a standard response to polls in 2012 along the lines of... "There's no sense in getting worked up about polls, because they just don't matter for Michigan". Unfortunately, Michigan is not going to win the national title, and with how weak the Big 10 is, even going undefeated the rest of the regular season would not land an at-large BCS bid. It's either "Win the Big 10 and go to Pasadena, or... go to some bowl named after a restaurant." Brady's goal is winning the Big 10, and that's still very much in play, and that's all that matters. The rankings are essentially irrelevant.
October 14th, 2012 at 9:05 PM ^
Or a credit card. Either way.
October 14th, 2012 at 9:36 PM ^
You can't have one without the other.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:42 AM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 9:13 PM ^
BCS rankings are going to be irrelevant for us. Which I am somewhat happy about. Our destiny is in our hands - win the conference and make a BCS bowl. If we lose a game, we probably won't be eligible for one. Just gotta maintain focus and beat the teams in our division and probalby Wisconsin.
October 14th, 2012 at 9:20 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 9:40 PM ^
Since OSU isn't included in the BCS poll, will it count when we beat them?
/s <--- (just in case)
October 14th, 2012 at 9:24 PM ^
Anderson-Hester you have Alabama 5 your computer is broken you might want to reboot or something bro.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:30 AM ^
They are accounting for number of recruits over the last 5 recruiting classes.
October 14th, 2012 at 9:29 PM ^
I'm glad as heck we're almost done with this thing.
You, me and the sad clown on the corner could arrange the teams better 9 times out of 10.
October 14th, 2012 at 9:35 PM ^
Only one man has beaten the computer.. That man, Dwight K. Schrute.
Also
Ryan was super embarrassed.
October 14th, 2012 at 9:46 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^
Computers are regressing in their "fight" to become more powerful and "knowledgable" than humans: There are actually computers that have Alabama ranked lower than No. 1. We're safe for at least another decade.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:02 AM ^
"There are actually computers that have Alabama ranked lower than No. 1. We're safe for at least another decade."
Or is that just what the computers want us to think...
October 14th, 2012 at 9:49 PM ^
I appreciate that the gurus of ESPN stated that even if ND runs the table it does not jump an undefeated Alabama or Oregon due to the conference championships. So Dame not being in a conference could really hurt them if they win out.
October 14th, 2012 at 10:32 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 10:59 PM ^
I didn't see who said the Irish wouldn't pass an undefeated Bama or Oregon, but I would bet my bottom dollar that it was different from those who made those NC predictions.
And those two are completely different kinds of analyses. Not comparable in any way.
October 14th, 2012 at 11:16 PM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 2:40 AM ^
Same network doesn't mean everyone has the same opinion
And again, and much more importantly, these are completely unrelated. Guesswork for "fun" before a game is even played is different than understanding how the polls work in the majority of circumstances and then explaining that.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:01 AM ^
you are very wise
October 14th, 2012 at 10:05 PM ^
The BCS just proves that it doesnt matter who you play...its all about your record. The only way strength of schedual matters is if 2 teams have the same record for the #2 spot in the BCS.
Thats why I do not understand scheduling Marque Match ups...The Bama game was worthless.
October 15th, 2012 at 10:02 AM ^
You are going to need it come playoff system.
October 14th, 2012 at 10:17 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^
After last year's Alabama / LSU championship game -- and all the attendant issues with that matchup (wipe-out game, lower ratings, etc.) -- did they include a mechanism this year to prevent that?
Let's assume Florida and Alabama win out the rest of the regular season. That would mean they meet in the SEC championship. Someone has to lose. Assuming either Oregon or ND are also undefeated (not a given) ... is there a chance we'd see another all-SEC NC with a rematch of Florida and Alabama?
As for Michigan and its BCS ranking ... meh. Just play solid football and win out the rest the games. The rest will take care of itself.
October 14th, 2012 at 11:17 PM ^
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October 14th, 2012 at 11:49 PM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 2:44 AM ^
Assuming Bama stays at #1, I'd say close to 50-50, but I'll lean no. Sugar will get to pick an at-large team before the Rose will, so they'll take either ND or the top SEC team left.
October 14th, 2012 at 11:53 PM ^
It bothers me that UM isn't ranked becasue those 16-25 teams don't sport great resumes either in most cases, but that's what happens with 2 losses. At the end of the year, I think this team finishes as a top-10 outfit, which is great.
I will say, Florida as #2 is a recipe for disaster. That is not the #2 team in the country, just one that got to beat a mediocre LSU team.
October 15th, 2012 at 8:27 AM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 8:38 AM ^
HAY GAIZ WHY AREN'T WE RANKED JUST CUZ WE LOST TO ALAB$MA AND NOTRE SHAME ON THE ROAD???